Cleaning compound.



GABOR HEGYI, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

CLEANING COMPOUND.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application med July 8, 1907. Serial No. 382,775.

Patented March 10, 1908.

T 0 all: whom it may concern.

Be t known that I, GABOR HEGYI, a citizen of the United .States, residing at Los Angeles, in the. county of Los Angeles and- Stateof California, have invented a new and useful, Cleaning Compo 'nd, of which the following is a specification. ,This' invention relates to a' compound particularly intendedfor use in sweeping over, or for being otherwise-passed over a surface to becleaned, the comnoundbe'ing of such nature that it will taken .and remove from theisurface to be cleaned any dust or dirt thereon. 1

One of the objects of myinvention is to produce a compound. that will be effective in lts action as i a cleaning com ound when passed over a surface to be c eaned by a room, brush or other means, and which will not be easily scattered or thrown about by such broom-or brush.

Another object of my invention is to pro vide a 'cleaningcompound which, while being a erfect dust absorberand an antiseptic .or disinfectant, will at thesame time leave no stain or disa e eable or ofiensive odor upon any surface, I e it fabric or any other-material upon which it is used as a cleaner.

. I have discoveredthat'a compound consisting of the pro er proportions of sawdust,

sand, asphaltum ase oi liquid asphaltum,

neutraloil, carbolic acid, glycerin and oilof mirbane will absorb, or collect all if he removable dust upon any surface, and at the same time polish or brighten the surface cleaned and atthe same time apply a disinfectant which has been deodorized; the. disinfectant contained in the compound also removes any liability of danger from out tamination where quantities of the sweep.-

in s are accumulated.

haye found that theabove named- 1ngredients give the best results when compounded in about the following proportions,

ut for different requirements the-same may be varied:

Sawdust -30 lbs.

Oil ofmirbane 1/16 to 1/8 lb.

The sawdust used may be of any kind of wood of an absorbing nature and thoroughly dried, after which it is first screened through an eight mesh screen, after which the resultant material issubjected to a blast-of air to drive off the finer particles and leave the material of a uniformsize. v

The sand is thoroughly washed and dried and screened through about a twelxe mesh screen to obtain uniformity of size. I then take a heavy oil,'preferably an oil of an asphaltum base of about 18 to 22 gravity Baum, and place it in a receptacle andfadd liquid asphaltum thereto togive it the proper or desired body, after which a suitable quantity of a neutral oil of about 25 to 30 gravity Baum is added thereto; glycerin is then mixed withthe asphaltum and oils'in order to prevent the rapid evaporation of the oils. I then add the carbolic' acid and oil of mirbane. The screened and dried sawdust is necessary specific" gravity. The sand absorbs a portion of oil from the sawdust and, through this absorption becomes in a measure adhesive with the sawdust.

The purpose of the sand as before stated is to ive to the compound a specific gravity suficient to hold the compoundin contact with the floor or carpet when in use in sweeping, as without the sand and with the use of a sawdust alone the compound would "be thrown and scattered by the broom or brush on account of its lightness, but with my compound there is no throwing or scattering of thecompound in sweeping, but on the other hand it adheres to the surface and is moved onward throu h the path of the brush or broomno furt er than the travel of that instrument. It is apparent that this quality of adhesion of the material to the surface being cleanedcauses the surface to be subjecjted to a more thorough cleansing than could be accomplished by a material of a lighter specific gravity, as a lighter com-" pound would be more widely scattered by a broom or brush and would not be-as compact upon the surface to be. cleaned, it being alpparent that a quantity of material 0 character above 'describedif used in a body will'be far more effective to remove dust and col from a surface than if a thinner bodv of such material is passed over the same surface.

The asphaltum oil, liquid asphaltum and neutral oil are the main cleaning constituents, giving the property of taking up or collecting and retaining the dust and dirt from the surface to be cleaned. The carbolic acid is added for its disinfectant quality and the oil of mirbane is added to mask the smell of the carbolic acid. The-glycerin is added to prevent the mass from drying out from exposure so that it retains its quality of collecting and retaining the dust and dirt.

In using the composition it is sprinkled or spread over or on the surface to be cleaned and is swept or brushed, or otherwise moved over the surface, and in its passage over the surface it takes up and carries away any dust or dirt which'may be on the surface.

.It is to be understood that a composition having practically the same dust absorbing ecting qualities. as the above described compound may be prepared by dissolving a quantity of asphaltum in a suitable quantity of neutral oils.

Now having described my invention, what I claim is l. A com osition for cleaning purposes comprising b lack asphaltum base Oll, li uid asphaltum, neutral oil, carbolic acid, g ycl erin, oil of mirbane, sawdust and sand.

2. A compound for cleaning purposes comprising a heavy oil having an asphaltun'i base, neutral oil, disinfecting liquid, glycerin, oil of mirbane, sawdust and sand.

3. A cleaning compound comprising an oil of heavy ravity, asphaltum, neutral oil, carbolic acid, glycerin, oil of inirbane, sawdust and sand.

4.- A cleaning compound. consisting of neutral oil having as haltum dissolved therein, carbolic acid, gycerin, oil of mirbane, sawdust and sand.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 27th day of June 1907.

GABOR HEGYI. In presence of F. M. TOWNSEND, FRANK L. A. GRAHAM. 

